said the national rifle association of america is made of of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters. out of respect for the families, we and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and full investigation of the fact. the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. what exactly that means, we're not sure. to make sure it never happens again is a top priority for many in this community. lillian bittman joins us now the chairman of the newtown board of education and a former sandy hook parent. you were awake earlier for daniel. >> daniel barden. >> you were a friend of the family. >> that's the family we're closest to. the family very much wanted me to deliver something tonight. they were interviewed on another network and -- i'm sorry. >> that's okay. >> their daughter, i had a newspaper -- one of my sons is friends with james. and their daughter was on the sandy hook school newspaper that i ran. and she had wanted to ask president obama a question. when they met before the vigil. >> right. >> and she was